Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	238% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	18.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210503
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 25 '22 at 20:33
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% LGA1200, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 91.5 1-Core 106 2-Core 300 89% 166 Pts	4-Core 604 8-Core 1,127 103% 866 Pts	64-Core 2,008 124% 2,008 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% EVGA(3842 1171) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.95 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 122 Reflection 111 Parallax 129 100% 121 fps	Gravity 122 Splatting 104 99% 113 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 867GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1314 1315 1272 1229 1222 1282 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	238% Outstanding	Read 2,401 Write 1,798 Mixed 1,543 SusWrite 1,272 392% 1,753 MB/s	4K Read 50.7 4K Write 52.2 4K Mixed 36.1 151% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 749 DQ Write 90.9 DQ Mixed 181 193% 340 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 238% Great: 435%
Kingston SKC6002048G 2TB 432 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 1TB free Firmware: S4500107 SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 302 295 292 289 311 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Read 496 Write 414 Mixed 384 SusWrite 297 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 34.4 4K Mixed 34.9 116% 34.8 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 72.5 DQ Mixed 172 138% 203 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 132%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 512GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 141 137 136 133 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 159 Write 125 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 139 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 112GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 111 107 107 105 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 113 Write 95.4 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 109 72% 97.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL16G32C16U4B.M8FB1 2x16GB 993 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.1% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 21.1 72% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 31.9 SC Mixed 23.5 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 116%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	7	5	60	31.5"	1280 720	LEN61F2 LEN T32p-20

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Gaming 178%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 177%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z490-E GAMING - $320

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,361x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	2,465x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	2,057x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,741x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,079x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	891x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,348x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	823x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	521x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	608x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	369x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	306x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,391

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16